NY Domestic Violence Notice

Confidentiality
Protocols for Victims of Domestic
Violence in New York

New York
Insurance Law Section 2612 prohibits insurers from taking certain actions against
a person solely on the basis that he/she is a victim of domestic violence and
requires insurers to establish certain confidentiality protocols for these
individuals. Specifically, this law
states that if a victim of domestic violence covered by an insurance policy delivers
to the insurer that issued the policy, a valid order of protection against the
policyholder or other person covered under the same policy, the insurer is
prohibited for the duration of the order from disclosing to the policyholder or
other covered person the address and telephone number of the victim, or of any
person providing covered services to the victim. If the victim is a child, then the
confidentiality rights established by this law also extend to the parent or
guardian of the child.

If you are a
victim of domestic violence and are covered by an insurance policy issued by us,
you may provide us with an alternate address, telephone number or other method
of contact. If you have a valid order of
protection against another person covered by the same insurance policy issued
by us, then you may provide us with a copy of the order, asking that we not
disclose your contact information to such other person.

Any
alternate contact information or order of protection may be sent to us as
follows: